John 8:31-59 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;… Christ, by His truth, delivers man — I. From the bondage of IGNORANCE. That truth enlightens, invigorates, instructs. II. From the bondage of ERROR. 1. Intellectual — scepticism or superstition. 2. Practical; for with it He gives His example and His guiding spirit. III. From the bondage of ream 1. The fear of death and judgment. 2. Of God's conscience-searching word. 3. Of the supernatural. IV. From the bondage of sin. 1. As a fitter. 2. As a service. V. From the bondage of the LAW. 1. The ritual, which is abolished. 2. The moral, which by grace becomes perfect freedom. (P. N. Zabriskie, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; |
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